ICON: Roles and Rights

View a detailed description of each Course Role Permission on the Canvas website.

Role Overview

Student: Able to view and interact with content, links, announcements, and discussions. Can't access class address book.
Teacher Assistant (TA): Able to manage Calendar, Chat, Class list, Content, Discussions, Grades, Groups, Links, News, Quizzes. Can send emails to the class address book and view User Progress. Able to simulate the Student role.
Library Reserve: Able to Manage course files and pages.
Teacher: Able to Change calendar events and course state. Manage files, quizzes, assignments, course sections, alerts. View and interact with grades, announcements, student submissions, usage reports, users. Able to simulate the Student Role. Moderate and edit grades, learning outcomes, read SIS data, students in the course, other teachers and TAs in the course.
Designer: Able to Change calendar events. Manage files, quizzes, assignments, course sections. View and interact with grades, announcements, student submissions, usage reports, users. Moderate and edit learning outcomes, read SIS data, students in the course
Observer: Able to View announcements, discussions, and group pages.

COURSE and ACCOUNT PERMISSIONS	Student	TA	Library Reserve	Teacher	Designer	Observer
Add, edit and delete events on the course calendar	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Add/remove other teachers, course designers or TAs to the course	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Add/remove students for the course	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Change course state	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Create and edit assessing rubrics	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Create student collaborations	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Create web conferences	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Edit grades	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
LTI add and edit	No	No	No	No	No	No
Manage (add/edit/ delete) assignments and quizzes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Manage (add/edit/delete) course files	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Manage (add/edit delete) pages	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Manage (create/edit/delete) course sections	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Manage (create/edit/delete) groups	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Manage alerts	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Manage all other course content	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Manage learning outcomes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Moderate Grades	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Moderate discussions (delete/edit other's posts/ lock topics)	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Post to discussions	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Read SIS data	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
See the list of users	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Send messages to individual course members	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Send messages to the entire class	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
View all grades	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
View all students' submissions and make comments on them	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
View analytics pages	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
View and link to question banks	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
View announcements	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
View discussions	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
View the group pages of all student groups	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
View usage reports for the course	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No

Account Role Permissions

View a detailed description of each account role permission on the Canvas website.

ACCOUNT PERMISSIONS	Account Admin	Admin L2	Collegiate Admin L1	Collegiate Admin L2	Help Desk	Librarian	Support Staff
Add/remove other admins for the account	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Become other users	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Import SIS data	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Manage (add/edit/delete) courses	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Manage SIS data	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Manage account-level settings	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Manage developer keys	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Manage global announcements	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Manage observers for users	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Manage permissions	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Manage storage quotas	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Manage webhooks	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Modify login details for users	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
View statistics	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
View the list of courses	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

Admin Tools

ADMIN TOOLS	Account Admin	Admin L2	Collegiate Admin L1	Collegiate Admin L2	Help Desk	Librarian	Support Staff
Undelete Courses	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
View Course Change Logs	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
View Grade Change Logs	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
View Notifications	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes

Course and Account Permissions

COURSE & ACCOUNT PERMISSIONS	Account Admin	Admin L2	Collegiate Admin L1	Collegiate Admin L2	Help Desk	Librarian	Support Staff
Add, edit and delete events on the course calendar	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Add/remove other teachers, course designers or TAs to the course	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Add/remove students for the course	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Change course state	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Create and edit assessing rubrics	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Create student collaborations	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Create web conferences	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Edit grades	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Enable or disable features at an account level	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
LTI add and edit	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Manage (add/edit/delete) assignments and quizzes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Manage (add/edit/delete) course files	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Manage (add/edit/delete) pages	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Manage (create/edit/delete) course sections	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Manage (create/edit/delete) groups	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Manage alerts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Manage all other course content	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Manage faculty journal entries	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Manage learning outcomes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Moderate Grades	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Moderate discussions (delete/edit other's posts/lock topics)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Post to discussions	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Read SIS data	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
See the list of users	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Send messages to individual course members	Yes	Yea	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Send messages to the entire class	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
View all grades	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
View all students' submissions and make comments on them	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
View analytics pages	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
View and link to question banks	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
View announcements	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
View course content	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
View discussions	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
View the answer matrix in Quiz Submission Logs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
View the group pages of all student groups	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
View usage reports for the course	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

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